State & Local

North Carolina’s three Democratic members of Congress are urging their state colleagues in the Senate to reconsider their opposition to the nomination of Loretta Lynch for United States Attorney General.

Mayor A.J. Holloway on Thursday resigned effective Tuesday, March 10. A one-page letter dated March 5 was delivered Thursday by the mayor's brother, Kenny Holloway to David Nichols, director of administration.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is emerging as a clear favorite of Republican conservatives, while former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is winning strong support among party centrists and liberals, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

At this year's Conservative Political Action Conference two presidential hopefuls from Florida spoke. Senator Marco Rubio took the stage Friday morning and former Governor Jeb Bush spoke later that afternoon.

In his first speech as an unofficial presidential candidate, Jeb Bush told the Detroit Economic Club on Wednesday that cities should serve as laboratories for conservative government policies. As an example, his cited his hometown of Miami.